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G. W. GAMMILL. Plow.

No. 228,885. Patented June 15,1880.

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NPETERS, PHOYO-LITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON. D C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. GAMMILL, OF LA FAYETTE, ALABAMA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF OF HISRIGHT TO JAMES W. ALFORD AND KINOHEN B. ALFORD,

OF SAME PLACE.

PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 228,885, dated June 15,1880,

Application filed February 4, 1880.

To all whom "it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE W. GAMMILL, of LaFayette, in the county of Ohambers,and in the State of Alabama, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Flows, and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full,

clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and

to the letters of reference marked thereon, makin g a part of thisspecification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a plow, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art I 5 to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, refer ring to the annexed drawings, inwhich- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my plow.

:0 Figs. 2 and 3 are detailed views of the same.

A represents the plow-beam, constructed in any suitable manner, andprovided with the handles B B, which have their lower ends securelybolted to the beam.

The plow-foot O is made of a single piece of metal bent in the center toform two parallel arms, or it may be made in two pieces when a solidpiece is to be welded to the lower ends. The plow-foot is bent upon thearc of 0 a circle, so that when the shovel is put olrthe earth willgradually rise and clear itself without danger of clogging. The upperend of the plowfoot O straddles the beam A and is attached thereto by abolt, a, in front of the 3 5 handles. There are two or more holes ineach side of the plow-foot, so thatthe same may be adjusted up or down,as required, while it may also be adjusted at any angle desired.

D D represent two braces curved on the same circle as the plow-foot, andconnected near their lower ends by a block, I), inserted and boltedbetween them. The upper ends of the braces D are provided with a seriesof Between the lower ends of the braces D is hinged a block, F, thelower edge of which is turned to form a wide hook or flange, i, asshownin Figs. 2 and 3, for the purpose of taking into any one of aseries of notches, w 00, made in the rear edge of the plow-foot at thelower end.

G is the shovel, which is fastened to the foot by a single bolt, h, saidbolt passing through the shovel between the two parts of the foot andthrough the block F, and a nut, c, is then screwed on the end of thebolt, thus firmly securing all the parts by a single bolt.

It will readily be seen that the plow can be easily and quickly adjustedin any position required, according to the character of the land and thework to be done.

My invention is equally applicable to gangplows as to single plows.

- -Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with the plow-beam A, of the adjustable plow-foot 0,provided with notches 0c, the adjustable braces D D, the block F, hingedbetween the lower ends of the braces and provided with the flange 2',the shovel G, and bolt h, with nut c, all constructed and arrangedsubstantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this26th day of January, 1880.

GEORGE W. GAMMILL.

Witnesses:

F. G. Soocrn, J. T. TALBOT,

